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- Content warnings: Murder, Child abuse (referenced), Domestic violence, Death of a parent, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Animal death, Violence
Spells for Forgetting
by Adrienne Young
A murder mystery wrapped in ancestral magic on a mist-shrouded island, where two estranged lovers have to untangle fourteen years of secrets.
Goodreads 3.9/5 73,409 ratings
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Length352 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice3/5 · Slow seduction
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Star-crossed
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Rekindled
- Medium
- Slow seduction
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Cathartic release
- Reluctant hero
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension / anticipation
- Closure
- Mysterious stranger
- Slow burn
- Slow / sensual
- Earned hope
- He falls first
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Magical realism
- Second chance
- Coastal / island / beach
- Contemporary
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Homecoming / small town return
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- Small town / village
- Forbidden love
- Secret relationship
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
- Mysterious
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- Lyrical
- Healer
- Romantic
- Suspenseful
- Protector
- Melancholic
- Immersive
- Eerie
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book